'I've been sworn at, vomited on and touched inappropriately by drunken air passengers'

According to tonight’s Panorama programme there have been 387 arrests for drunken air behaviour in the last year, a rise of 50%. The numbers may well be much higher says a former flight attendant

When you’re trapped in a pressurised metal tube, hurtling through the sky at 500mph, it’s an unusual situation.

Certain stresses – not being in control, lower oxygen levels, having your personal space encroached, or just pure excitement for your destination – mean people like to use alcohol to either manage nerves or to celebrate. But what if those drinks affect you more than usual? What if they make you behave in a way that you never normally would.